Combination-rule.



Patented Aug. I I899. J. F. UNEIL.

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UNrrnD STATES PATENT OFFICEI JERRY FRANCIS ONEIL, OF LEIVISTON, MAINE.

COMBINATION-RULE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 630,100, dated August1, 1899.

Application filed April 24, 1897. $erial1lo. 633,588. (No model.)

To rtZZ whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, JERRY FRANCIS ONEIL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lewiston, in the county of Androscoggin and State of Maine,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination-Rules;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in combination-rules; and theobject of the same is to provide an improved pocket-rule combined with aglass cutter and breaker.

The invention consists in the novel features of construction hereinafterfully described and claimed, and illustrated by the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the rule in afolded position. Fig. 2 is a View with the ends of the rule slightlyseparated. Fig. 3 is a side view showing the rule slightly unfolded.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, 1 indicates a foldingpocket-rule of ordinary construction having the plates forming theknuckle-joint by means of which its two members 2 and 3 are hingedtogether formed with the slot 4. This slot is adapted to receive theglass when it is desired to separate the same after it has been scoredby the cutter.

Secured to the extremity of the member 2 of the rule is a plate 5, inwhich is pivoted the glass-cutting wheel 6, said plate dependingslightly below the edge of the rule. The

member 3 of the rule has its lower edge inclined and provided with aplate 7, in which is pivoted the glass cutting wheel 8. By means of thisconstruction it will be seen that the glass may be quickly and readilycut by the cutters in the ends of the rule and the cut portion separatedfrom the main por= tion by the slotted plates of the knucklejoint. Byseparating the members slightly, as illustrated in Fig. 3, the edgeformed by the slot in the central plate of the knucklejoint may becaused to move across the slot of the outer plate and secure a firm holdupon the glass to be separated.

From the above description it will be seen that I have produped acombination pocketrule and glass-cutter, together with a device forseparating the glass which has been cut.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

The combination of a pocket-rule, a glasscutter carried thereby, theplates forming the knuckle joint being slotted to receive the glass forseparating the same, the edge of the slot of the inner plate beingadapted to be moved across the slot of the outer plates of the joint forgripping the glass that has been separated, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses. v

JERRY FRANCIS ONEIL.

Witnesses:

D. J. MOGILLICUDDY, Tnos. F. OCONNOR.

